Share of U.S. adults with chronic low back pain who said it was severe, 2022, by age
A survey from 2022 found that around 36 percent of adults in the United States with chronic low back/sciatic pain stated their pain was severe, very severe, or the worst pain possible. Those aged 50 to 59 years were most likely to report suffering from severe chronic low back/sciatic pain. This statistic shows the percentage of U.S. adults who reported their chronic low back/sciatic pain was severe, very severe, or the worst pain possible as of 2022, by age.